The global diffusion of organ transplantation: trends, drivers and policy implications

• Main Authors: Sarah L White (Author), Richard Hirth (Author), Beatriz Mahíllo (Author), Beatriz Domínguez-Gil (Author), Francis L Delmonico (Author), Luc Noel (Author), Jeremy Chapman (Author), Rafael Matesanz (Author), Mar Carmona (Author), Marina Alvarez (Author), Jose R Núñez (Author), Alan Leichtman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rising incomes, the spread of personal insurance, lifestyle factors adding to the burden of illness, ageing populations, globalization and skills transfer within the medical community have increased worldwide demand for organ transplantation. The Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation, w...